Artist born to be prominent Indian (5)
I believe the answer is:
ranee
'be prominent indian' is the definition.
(alternative spelling of rani, a Hindu queen)
'artist born' is the wordplay.
'artist' becomes 'RA' (Royal Academician, member of Royal Academy of Arts).
'born' becomes 'nee' ('nee' is 'born' in French).
'ra'+'nee'='RANEE'
'to' is the link.
(Other definitions for ranee that I've seen before include "Indian princess" , "One of the royals" , "Indian queen" , "Royal female" .)